Latest M&A Deals
Egis Group – Guyancourt, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines acquired JB Barry & Partners – Dublin, Ireland
Atwell, LLC – Southfield, MI acquired Blueline – Kirkland, WA
Raw Design Studio – Salt Lake City, UT acquired Trio Design Inc. – West Jordan, UT
Lawrence Group – St. Louis, MO acquired KWK Architects – St. Louis, MO
S.E. Minor & Company, Inc. – Greenwich, CT acquired CES Engineering, Inc. – Tampa, FL
Gradiant – Woburn, MA acquired Muscat Projects & Enginnering Services (MPES) – Muscat, Oman
RJC Engineers – Vancouver, British Columbia acquired Kordt Engineering Group – Las Vegas, NV
Fyfe – Adeliade, South Australia acquired Survey Logic – Dampier, Western Australia
Allied Resources Group – Exton, PA acquired RT Patterson – Pittsburgh, PA
RMA Group, Inc. – Rancho Cucamonga, CA acquired A.J. Edmond Company – Long Beach, CA
Mott MacDonald – Croydon, England acquired Engevity – Sydney, Australia
Hanlons Consulting – Tamworth, Australia acquired Brown+Krippner – Tamworth, Australia
Leed Group – Kent Town, Australia acquired Ecospec – Port Adelaide, Australia
Universal Engineering Sciences – Orlando, FL acquired Faulkner Engineering Services – Tampa, FL
Dar Group – Dubai, United Arab Emirates acquired CopperTree Analytics – Surrey, Canada
Coastal Protection Engineering – Boca Raton, FL acquired MRD Associates Inc. – Destin, FL
BESTECH – Sudbury, Canada acquired W.G. Spencer Engineering Inc. – Tara, Canada
SAM, LLC (Surveying And Mapping, LLC) – Austin, TX acquired Axis Survey & Mapping – Redmond, WA
Ricardo plc – Shoreham-by-Sea, England acquired Aither Pty. Ltd – Melbourne, Australia
Verdantas – Dublin, OH acquired Leighton Group – Irvine, CA
O2 Planning & Design – Calgary, Canada acquired NAK Design Group – Toronto, Canada
RMA Group, Inc. – Rancho Cucamonga, CA acquired PRI Construction Materials Technologies – Tampa, FL
Egis Group – Guyancourt, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines acquired Omrania – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Willett, Hofmann and Associates – Dixon, IL acquired Wendler Engineering Services – Dixon, IL
MR Engineering & Surveying – Baton Rouge, LA acquired Tatum Engineering & Surveying – Baton Rouge, LA
Apex Companies, LLC – Rockville, MD acquired Water Science Associates – Fort Myers, FL
Egis Group – Guyancourt, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines acquired SustainEcho – Paris, France
Integrated Water Services, Inc. – Longmont, CO acquired Hyperion International Technologies, LLC – Austin, TX
Pace Analytical Services – Minneapolis, MN acquired Alpha Analytical, Inc. – Westborough, MA
PHB Engineers – Johannesburg, South Africa acquired Escongweni BPH Engineers – Umhlanga, South Africa
SBLM Architects – New York, NY acquired BUCKL Architects, Inc. – Easton, PA
TKDA – Saint Paul, MN acquired M.A. Bielski & Associates, Inc. – Chanhassen, MN
RSK Group – Helsby, England acquired Richard Irvin FM – Stirling, Scotland
Parametrix – Seattle, WA acquired Parisi Transportation Consulting – Berkeley, CA
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) – London, England acquired NINT – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NV5 Global, Inc. – Hollywood, FL acquired Gaudet Associates, Inc. – Jupiter, FL
The HFW Companies – St. Louis, MO acquired GastingerWalker& – Kansas City, MO
The Specialist Group – Wichita, KS acquired Litecad – Hoogeveen, The Netherlands
Salas O’Brien – Santa Ana, CA acquired Epsten Group – Atlanta, GA
Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLP – New York, NY acquired LVCK, LLC – New York, NY
Cumming – Seattle, WA acquired Amicon Management, LLC – Miami, FL
WOODPATEL – Phoenix, AZ acquired Geomatics Consulting Group, Inc. – Phoenix, AZ
Exacta Land Surveyors, LLC – Cleveland, OH acquired Snider & Associates – Germantown, MD
Turnspire Capital Partners LLC – New York, NY acquired USG Water Solutions, LLC – Atlanta, GA
PaleoWest – Phoenix, AZ acquired Stratified Environmental and Archaeological Services, LLC – Ignacio, CO
Passero Associates – Rochester, NY acquired SRF Associates – Rochester, NY
Manhard Consulting, Ltd. – Lincolnshire, IL acquired Abram Dashner RPLS LLC – Austin, TX
NV5 Global, Inc. – Hollywood, FL acquired Axim Geospatial – Sun Prairie, WI
RSK Group – Helsby, England acquired Treefellers Limited – Cheshire, England
Hatch – Mississauga, Ontario acquired Wavelength – Fremantle, Australia
2023

M&A Transactions

Buyers by State
Sellers by State
US VS. International Buyers
Total US Acquisitions
114
US Acquisitions of Int’l Firms
7
Total Int’l Acquisitions
51
Int’l Acquisitions of US Firms
5
US VS. International Sellers
Total US Acquisitions
112
US Acquisitions of Int’l Firms
5
Total Int’l Acquisitions
53
Int’l Acquisitions of US Firms
7
States By Total Activity
21+ Transactions
1-10 Transactions
11-20 Transactions
0 Transactions
Buyers
Alaska – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Alabama – 1
Goodwyn Mills Cawood
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Buyers
Arkansas – 2
Montrose Environmental Group
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.
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Buyers
Arizona – 3
WOODPATEL
PaleoWest
SWCA Environmental Consultants
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Buyers
California – 19
RMA Group, Inc.
RMA Group, Inc.
Salas O’Brien
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Buyers
Colorado – 4
Integrated Water Services, Inc.
Merrick & Company
Trilon Group
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Buyers
Connecticut – 3
S.E. Minor & Company, Inc.
Littlejohn & Co. LLC
HRP Associates, Inc.
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Buyers
Delaware – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Florida – 11
Coastal Protection Engineering
Universal Engineering Sciences
NV5 Global, Inc.
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Buyers
Georgia – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Hawaii – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Iowa – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Idaho – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Illinois – 4
Willett, Hofmann and Associates
Manhard Consulting, Ltd.
IMEG Corp.
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Buyers
Indiana – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Kansas – 2
The Specialist Group
Blackstone Environmental, Inc.
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Buyers
Kentucky – 1
HMB Professional Engineers
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Buyers
Louisiana – 2
MR Engineering & Surveying
The Shaw Group Inc.
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Buyers
Massachusetts – 6
Gradiant
Weston & Sampson Engineers
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
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Buyers
Maryland – 6
Apex Companies, LLC
KCI Technologies
Jensen Hughes
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Buyers
Maine – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Michigan – 3
Atwell, LLC
PEA Group
Fishbeck, Inc.
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Buyers
Minnesota – 3
Pace Analytical Services
TKDA
ISG
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Buyers
Missouri – 3
Lawrence Group
The HFW Companies
The HFW Companies
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Buyers
Mississippi – 1
Neel–Schaffer, Inc.
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Buyers
Montana – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
North Carolina – 1
Tower Engineering Professionals
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Buyers
North Dakota – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Nebraska – 1
Olsson
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Buyers
New Hampshire – 1
Market Square Architects
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Buyers
New Jersey – 1
Michael Graves Architecture
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Buyers
New Mexico – 1
Wilson & Company
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Buyers
Nevada – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
New York – 10
SBLM Architects
Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLP
Passero Associates
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Buyers
Ohio – 3
Verdantas
Exacta Land Surveyors, LLC
Verdantas
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Buyers
Oklahoma – 1
Wallace Design Collective
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Buyers
Oregon – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Pennsylvania – 7
Allied Resources Group
Pennoni Associates
System One
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Buyers
Rhode Island – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
South Carolina – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
South Dakota – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Tennessee – 1
YOUNG & Associates Holdings
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Buyers
Texas – 6
SAM, LLC (Surveying And Mapping, LLC)
AG&E
PRD Land Development Services, LLC
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Buyers
Utah – 2
Raw Design Studio
Sunrise Engineering, Inc.
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Buyers
Virginia – 2
Element 84
AES Consulting Engineers
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Buyers
Vermont – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Washington – 3
Parametrix
Cumming
Parametrix
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Buyers
Wisconsin – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
West Virginia – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Wyoming – 0
No Transactions
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Buyers
Washington DC – 0
No Transactions
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AlaskaBuyers
No Transactions
Alabama (1)Buyers
Goodwyn Mills Cawood
Arkansas (2)Buyers
Montrose Environmental Group
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.
Arizona (3)Buyers
WOODPATEL
PaleoWest
SWCA Environmental Consultants
California (19)Buyers
RMA Group, Inc.
RMA Group, Inc.
Salas O’Brien
RMA Group, Inc.
Sequoia Consulting Group
Salas O’Brien
Ordiz–Melby Architects
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P 
GI Partners
Delawie
Legence
Legence
Salas O’Brien
Moffatt & Nichol
RMA Group, Inc.
Citadel EHS
AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design
Tetra Tech, Inc.
Bennett Engineering Services
Colorado (4)Buyers
Integrated Water Services, Inc.
Merrick & Company
Trilon Group
Integrated Water Services Inc.
Connecticut (3)Buyers
S.E. Minor & Company, Inc.
Littlejohn & Co. LLC
HRP Associates, Inc.
DelawareBuyers
No Transactions
Florida (11)Buyers
Coastal Protection Engineering
Universal Engineering Sciences
NV5 Global, Inc.
NV5 Global, Inc.
NV5 Global, Inc.
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
NV5 Global, Inc.
CHW Professional Consultants
BDG Architects
Universal Engineering Sciences
WGI, Inc.
GeorgiaBuyers
No Transactions
HawaiiBuyers
No Transactions
IowaBuyers
No Transactions
IdahoBuyers
No Transactions
Illinois (4)Buyers
Willett, Hofmann and Associates
Manhard Consulting, Ltd.
IMEG Corp.
IMEG Corp. 
IndianaBuyers
No Transactions
Kansas (2)Buyers
The Specialist Group
Blackstone Environmental, Inc.
Kentucky (1)Buyers
HMB Professional Engineers
Louisiana (2)Buyers
MR Engineering & Surveying
The Shaw Group Inc.
Massachusetts (6)Buyers
Gradiant
Weston & Sampson Engineers
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
Cape & Islands Engineering
Copley Equity Partners LLC
Tighe & Bond
Maryland (6)Buyers
Apex Companies, LLC
KCI Technologies
Jensen Hughes
Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc.
KCI Technologies
Rossi Transportation Group, Inc.
MaineBuyers
No Transactions
Michigan (3)Buyers
Atwell, LLC
PEA Group
Fishbeck, Inc.
Minnesota (3)Buyers
Pace Analytical Services
TKDA
ISG
Missouri (3)Buyers
Lawrence Group
The HFW Companies
The HFW Companies
Mississippi (1)Buyers
Neel–Schaffer, Inc.
MontanaBuyers
No Transactions
North Carolina (1)Buyers
Tower Engineering Professionals
North DakotaBuyers
No Transactions
Nebraska (1)Buyers
Olsson
New Hampshire (1)Buyers
Market Square Architects
New Jersey (1)Buyers
Michael Graves Architecture
New Mexico (1)Buyers
Wilson & Company
NevadaBuyers
No Transactions
New York (10)Buyers
SBLM Architects
Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects and Planners, LLP
Passero Associates
Turnspire Capital Partners LLC
J.S. Held
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Hunt Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors
H2M Architects + Engineers
OceanSound Partners
DeSimone Consulting Engineering D.P.C.
Ohio (3)Buyers
Verdantas
Exacta Land Surveyors, LLC
Verdantas
Oklahoma (1)Buyers
Wallace Design Collective
OregonBuyers
No Transactions
Pennsylvania (7)Buyers
Allied Resources Group
Pennoni Associates
System One
ClimeCo
Stratus
Pennoni Associates
Chrisland Engineering
Rhode IslandBuyers
No Transactions
South CarolinaBuyers
No Transactions
South DakotaBuyers
No Transactions
Tennessee (1)Buyers
YOUNG & Associates Holdings
Texas (6)Buyers
SAM, LLC (Surveying And Mapping, LLC)
AG&E
PRD Land Development Services, LLC
EIKON Consulting Group
CECO Environmental Corp.
Aperture, LLC
Utah (2)Buyers
Raw Design Studio
Sunrise Engineering, Inc.
Virginia (2)Buyers
Element 84
AES Consulting Engineers
VermontBuyers
No Transactions
Washington (3)Buyers
Parametrix
Cumming
Parametrix
WisconsinBuyers
No Transactions
West VirginiaBuyers
No Transactions
WyomingBuyers
No Transactions
Washington DCBuyers
No Transactions
Sellers
Alaska – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Alabama – 1
Carmichael Engineering
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Sellers
Arkansas – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Arizona – 3
Geomatics Consulting Group, Inc.
Wilson Engineers, LLC
Holistic Engineering and Land Management, Inc. (HELM)
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Sellers
California – 14
A.J. Edmond Company
Leighton Group
Parisi Transportation Consulting
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Sellers
Colorado – 4
Stratified Environmental and Archaeological Services, LLC
Diversified Consulting Solutions
KLOK Group
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Sellers
Connecticut – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Delaware – 2
Environmental Alliance, Inc.
Environmental Resources, Inc.
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Sellers
Florida – 13
CES Engineering, Inc.
MRD Associates Inc.
Faulkner Engineering Services
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Sellers
Georgia – 4
Epsten Group
USG Water Solutions, LLC
Armeni Consulting Services, LLC
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Sellers
Hawaii – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Iowa – 2
ETHOS Design Group
INVISION
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Sellers
Idaho – 1
Mountain Waterworks
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Sellers
Illinois – 2
Wendler Engineering Services
Patrick Engineering
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Sellers
Indiana – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Kansas – 1
Knightly Environmental
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Sellers
Kentucky – 1
Municipal Engineering Company
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Sellers
Louisiana – 2
Tatum Engineering & Surveying
Waggonner & Ball
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Sellers
Massachusetts – 6
Alpha Analytical, Inc.
42 North Solutions
Denis L. Maher Company
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Sellers
Maryland – 3
Snider & Associates
Coho
Apex Companies
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Sellers
Maine – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Michigan – 2
Russell Design
Envirologic Technologies, Inc.
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Sellers
Minnesota – 1
M.A. Bielski & Associates, Inc.
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Sellers
Missouri – 3
KWK Architects
GastingerWalker&
Aesh Design Architects
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Sellers
Mississippi – 1
Calvert–Spradling Engineers, Inc.
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Sellers
Montana – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
North Carolina – 2
Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects
Progress Environmental Group, Inc.
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Sellers
North Dakota – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Nebraska – 1
Nielsen
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Sellers
New Hampshire – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
New Jersey – 3
Equity Environmental Engineering LLC
Crew Engineers, Inc.
Van Note
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Sellers
New Mexico – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Nevada – 1
Kordt Engineering Group
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Sellers
New York – 3
LVCK, LLC
SRF Associates
Shumaker Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying
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Sellers
Ohio – 1
Plus Group
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Sellers
Oklahoma – 1
Bennett Surveying
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Sellers
Oregon – 1
Good Company
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Sellers
Pennsylvania – 11
RT Patterson
BUCKL Architects, Inc.
Azavea
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Sellers
Rhode Island – 1
Failure Analysis & Prevention, Inc.
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Sellers
South Carolina – 1
Walker Concepts Architecture
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Sellers
South Dakota – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Tennessee – 1
Structural Detailing
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Sellers
Texas – 9
Hyperion International Technologies, LLC
Abram Dashner RPLS LLC
Geoscience Earth and Marine Services, Inc.
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Sellers
Utah – 2
Trio Design Inc.
Savage Associates Engineering
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Sellers
Virginia – 3
National Telecom Design
Blackwell Engineering
Amyx, Inc.
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Sellers
Vermont – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Washington – 4
Blueline
Axis Survey & Mapping
GeoTest Services, Inc.
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Sellers
Wisconsin – 1
Axim Geospatial
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Sellers
West Virginia – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Wyoming – 0
No Transactions
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Sellers
Washington DC – 0
No Transactions
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AlaskaSellers
No Transactions
Alabama (1)Sellers
Carmichael Engineering
ArkansasSellers
No Transactions
Arizona (3)Sellers
Geomatics Consulting Group, Inc.
Wilson Engineers, LLC
Holistic Engineering and Land Management, Inc. (HELM)
California (14)Sellers
A.J. Edmond Company
Leighton Group
Parisi Transportation Consulting
KSA Group Architects
Momentum Engineering
Terra Verde Environmental Consulting
SimonGlover, Inc.
Shadpour Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Trinity Process Solutions, Inc.
Dufoe Consulting Engineers
C Below, Inc.
RMD Environmental Solutions, Inc.
Frontier Analytical Laboratories
Y&C Transportation Consultants
Colorado (4)Sellers
Stratified Environmental and Archaeological Services, LLC
Diversified Consulting Solutions
KLOK Group
Sage Group, Inc.
ConnecticutSellers
No Transactions
Delaware (2)Sellers
Environmental Alliance, Inc.
Environmental Resources, Inc.
Florida (13)Sellers
CES Engineering, Inc.
MRD Associates Inc.
Faulkner Engineering Services
PRI Construction Materials Technologies
Water Science Associates
Gaudet Associates, Inc.
Amicon Management, LLC
Ardurra Group
Bromley Cook Engineering
Dagostino Geospatial, Inc.
Parker Walter Group
Anston
Schmidt Consulting Group
Georgia (4)Sellers
Epsten Group
USG Water Solutions, LLC
Armeni Consulting Services, LLC
Enercon Services, Inc.
HawaiiSellers
No Transactions
Iowa (2)Sellers
ETHOS Design Group
INVISION
Idaho (1)Sellers
Mountain Waterworks
Illinois (2)Sellers
Wendler Engineering Services
Patrick Engineering
IndianaSellers
No Transactions
Kansas (1)Sellers
Knightly Environmental
Kentucky (1)Sellers
Municipal Engineering Company
Louisiana (2)Sellers
Tatum Engineering & Surveying
Waggonner & Ball
Massachusetts (6)Sellers
Alpha Analytical, Inc.
42 North Solutions
Denis L. Maher Company
Holmes & McGrath, Inc.
Hudson Desing Group
WorldTech Engineering
Maryland (3)Sellers
Snider & Associates
Coho
Apex Companies
MaineSellers
No Transactions
Michigan (2)Sellers
Russell Design
Envirologic Technologies, Inc.
Minnesota (1)Sellers
M.A. Bielski & Associates, Inc.
Missouri (3)Sellers
KWK Architects
GastingerWalker&
Aesh Design Architects
Mississippi (1)Sellers
Calvert–Spradling Engineers, Inc.
MontanaSellers
No Transactions
North Carolina (2)Sellers
Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects
Progress Environmental Group, Inc.
North DakotaSellers
No Transactions
Nebraska (1)Sellers
Nielsen
New HampshireSellers
No Transactions
New Jersey (3)Sellers
Equity Environmental Engineering LLC
Crew Engineers, Inc.
Van Note
New MexicoSellers
No Transactions
Nevada (1)Sellers
Kordt Engineering Group
New York (3)Sellers
LVCK, LLC
SRF Associates
Shumaker Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying
Ohio (1)Sellers
Plus Group
Oklahoma (1)Sellers
Bennett Surveying
Oregon (1)Sellers
Good Company
Pennsylvania (11)Sellers
RT Patterson
BUCKL Architects, Inc.
Azavea
Andersen Engineering Associates, Inc.
Rybinski Engineering, LLC
RPG Resources
David E. Wooster and Associates
Borton
Gannett Fleming
Matthew & Hockley Associates
Bruce E. Brooks & Associates
Rhode Island (1)Sellers
Failure Analysis & Prevention, Inc.
South Carolina (1)Sellers
Walker Concepts Architecture
South DakotaSellers
No Transactions
Tennessee (1)Sellers
Structural Detailing
Texas (9)Sellers
Hyperion International Technologies, LLC
Abram Dashner RPLS LLC
Geoscience Earth and Marine Services, Inc.
American Civil Engineering Services
Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc.
KP Engineering
KJE
Morris & Associates, Engineers, LLC
M|MBR Systems
Utah (2)Sellers
Trio Design Inc.
Savage Associates Engineering
Virginia (3)Sellers
National Telecom Design
Blackwell Engineering
Amyx, Inc.
VermontSellers
No Transactions
Washington (4)Sellers
Blueline
Axis Survey & Mapping
GeoTest Services, Inc.
Caron Architecture
Wisconsin (1)Sellers
Axim Geospatial
West VirginiaSellers
No Transactions
WyomingSellers
No Transactions
Washington DCSellers
No Transactions

M&A Transactions by Year

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